Theory of international relations

obligatory courses

Notion, subject and scope of discipline. Methods of research in IR. Precursors of theoretical thinking and origin of theory: methodological approaches, partial theories, theoretical conceptions and “great debates”. Foundations of IR theory: international perception, empirical and theoretical cognition, categories, and construction of paradigms. War and peace in international relations. Imperialism in IR. Cooperation in IR. Dynamic and effects of international relations development. Prognosis in IR.

1. Introduction to methodology of theory of international relations

1. Theory and methodology in social sciences

2. Functions of science about international relations

2. From paradigm to general theory.

Theoretical debate.

1. Liberal Paradigm- origin: J.-J. Rousseau, I. Kant and W. Wilson conception of international safety broad-minded

2. Liberal Paradigm- foundations: conception of harmony of businesses, potential peace and democratization of international relations

3. Neoliberal Paradigm

4. Realistic Paradigm- origin: Tukidydes, N.Machiavelli, T. Hobbes realistic

5. Realistic Paradigm- foundation: non-democratic character of international relations, anarchy and potential war

6. Neorealist Paradigm

7. Transnational conception - foundations: transnational processes and transnational actors, erosion independences and kinds of sources of power of states as well as non-state subjects

8. Behawioralism (scientism)

3. Subjectiveness and notion of foreign policy

1. State and its foreign policy

2. International community.

3. Transnational subjects. Typologies and meaning.

4. International system, international order

1. Category of international influences international

2. Order - structure and mechanisms of functioning international

3. System whether international systems? System analysis.

5. Peace and war in international relations - traditions of investigations. War Theories

1. H.Grotius conception.

2. Immanuel Kant – “Eternal peace” vision.

3. "Peace research” contribution of investigative individual national groups.

4. Polemologie of Gaston Bouthoul.

5. Hegemonic War Theories.

6. Security in international relations

1. Category of safeties and him typologies.

2. National safety and international.

3. Question of asymmetric threats

7. Models of peaceful international order

1. Global Government

2. Collective Security

3. Equilibrium of strengths. Equilibrium of fear.

4. Isolationism and neutrality.

5. Global governance

8. Power and imperialism

1. Phenomenon and definitions of Great Powers.

2. Great Powers typology

3. Forms of power: domination and hegemony

4. Imperialism and zones of spatial schedule of power of states

9. Globalization

1. Transnational Processes

2. Right of international correlation

3. Consequences of Globalization

10. Ethicist and democratization in international relations?

1. Democratization of international relations as tool of break of anarchy

2. World government whether global management

3. Ethicist in Global Power Policy

11. Prognostic visions of international relations.

1. F.Fukujama Conception

2. S.P.Huntington Conception

3. Z.Brzeziński Conception

• R. Zięba (red.), Wstęp do teorii polityki zagranicznej państwa, Toruń 2004.

• R. Jackson, G. Sorensen, Wprowadzenie do stosunków międzynarodowych teorie i kierunki badawcze, Kraków 2006.

• J. Kukułka, Teoria stosunków międzynarodowych, Warszawa 2000.

• P.R. Viotti, M.V. Kauppi, International Relations Theory. Realism, Pluralism, Globalism and Beyond, Boston 1999.

• J. E. Dougherty, R. L. Pfaltzgraff, Contending Theories of International Relations, A Comprehensive Survey, New York 1996.

• Der Derian J. (red.), International Theory. Critical Investigations, Houndmills 1995.

• T. Łoś-Nowak, Stosunki Międzynarodowe. Teorie - systemy - uczestnicy, Wrocław 2000.

• R. Aron, Pokój i wojna między narodami, Warszawa 1995.

• R. Kuźniar (red.), Porządek międzynarodowy u progu XXI wieku, Warszawa 2005.

• K., Waltz, Theory of International Politics, Berkley 1979.

• Z.J. Pietraś, Podstawy teorii stosunków międzynarodowych, Lublin 1986.

• J. Kukułka (red.) Pokój w teorii i praktyce stosunków międzynarodowych, Warszawa 1991.

• M.E. Brown, O.R. Coté, Jr., S.M. Lynn-Jones, S.E. Miller (red.), Theories of War and Peace, London 1999.

• G. Bouthoul, Traité de polémologie, Paris 1970.

• H. Morgenthau, Politics among Nations, The Struggle for Power and Peace, New York 1948.

• H. Bull, The Anarchical Society: a Study of Order in World Politics”, London 1978.

• F. Fukuyama, Koniec człowieka. Konsekwencje rewolucji biotechnologicznej, Kraków 2004.

• Z. Brzeziński, Wybór. Dominacja czy przywództwo, Kraków 2004.

Obtaining basic knowledge of the subject

exam